Novel biomarkers predict liver fibrosis in hepatitis C patients: alpha 2 macroglobulin, vitamin D binding protein and apolipoprotein AI

[11] Pyrsopoulos NT(2005)Noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis by measurement of stiffness in patients with chronic hepatitis C Hepatology 41 48-54

[12] Feng ZZ(2005)Prospective comparison of transient elastography, Fibrotest, APRI, and liver biopsy for the assessment of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C Gastroenterology 128 343-350

[13] Reddy KR(1994)Alpha-2-macroglobulin and hepatic fibrosis. Diagnostic interest Dig Dis Sci 39 2426-2432

[14] Schiff ER(2004)Evaluation of a panel of non-invasive serum markers to differentiate mild from moderate-to-advanced liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C patients J Hepatol 41 935-942

[15] Poynard T(2005)A novel panel of blood markers to assess the degree of liver fibrosis Hepatology 42 1373-1381

[16] Ratziu V(2005)Hepascore: an accurate validated predictor of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C infection Clin Chem 51 1867-1873

[17] Bedossa P(1996)Localization of alpha 2-macroglobulin protein and messenger RNA in rat liver fibrosis: evidence for the synthesis of alpha 2-macroglobulin within Schistosoma mansoni egg granulomas Hepatology 23 1260-1267

[18] Unlu M(1997)Transforming growth factor-beta-induced collagen synthesis by human liver myofibroblasts is inhibited by alpha2-macroglobulin J Hepatol 26 1220-1228

[19] Morgan ME(1998)Cell swelling increased the alpha2-macroglobulin gene expression in cultured rat hepatocytes FEBS Lett 422 346-348

[20] Minden JS(1998)Rat hepatic stellate cell expression of alpha2-macroglobulin is a feature of cellular activation: implications for matrix remodelling in hepatic fibrosis Clin Sci (Lond) 95 179-186

[11] Pyrsopoulos NT(2005)Noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis by measurement of stiffness in patients with chronic hepatitis C Hepatology 41 48-54

[12] Feng ZZ(2005)Prospective comparison of transient elastography, Fibrotest, APRI, and liver biopsy for the assessment of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C Gastroenterology 128 343-350

[13] Reddy KR(1994)Alpha-2-macroglobulin and hepatic fibrosis. Diagnostic interest Dig Dis Sci 39 2426-2432

[14] Schiff ER(2004)Evaluation of a panel of non-invasive serum markers to differentiate mild from moderate-to-advanced liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C patients J Hepatol 41 935-942

[15] Poynard T(2005)A novel panel of blood markers to assess the degree of liver fibrosis Hepatology 42 1373-1381

[16] Ratziu V(2005)Hepascore: an accurate validated predictor of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C infection Clin Chem 51 1867-1873

[17] Bedossa P(1996)Localization of alpha 2-macroglobulin protein and messenger RNA in rat liver fibrosis: evidence for the synthesis of alpha 2-macroglobulin within Schistosoma mansoni egg granulomas Hepatology 23 1260-1267

[18] Unlu M(1997)Transforming growth factor-beta-induced collagen synthesis by human liver myofibroblasts is inhibited by alpha2-macroglobulin J Hepatol 26 1220-1228

[19] Morgan ME(1998)Cell swelling increased the alpha2-macroglobulin gene expression in cultured rat hepatocytes FEBS Lett 422 346-348

[20] Minden JS(1998)Rat hepatic stellate cell expression of alpha2-macroglobulin is a feature of cellular activation: implications for matrix remodelling in hepatic fibrosis Clin Sci (Lond) 95 179-186